2024-04-18 World Bank: Difference Between Rich, Poor Countries Is Growing
Half of the world’s 75 poorest countries are getting poorer compared to the richest economies. That finding comes from the…
2024-04-18 Talking about Sports Teams
In this week’s Everyday Grammar, we answer a question from a reader named Sol. Sol asked, “When you make a…
2024-04-17 Record Rainfall Closes Dubai’s Airport
Record rainfall in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) flooded streets in the desert nation and closed Dubai International Airport on…
2024-04-17 Dinosaurs Displayed Fast Growth Rate Early
Dinosaurs existed for 165 million years. The animals’ evolutionary success was partly due to their fast growth rate. A new…
2024-04-17 Researchers Study Coffee’s Beginnings
The coffee you had this morning could have its beginnings some 600,000 years ago. Using genes from coffee plants from…
2024-04-17 Report: Bots Make up Nearly Half of Worldwide Internet Traffic
A report by a cybersecurity company suggests that nearly half of the world’s internet traffic is now produced by computer…
2024-04-16 Scientists: Coral Bleaching Happens Around the World
Scientists say coral reefs around the world, from Australia to Kenya, are experiencing bleaching for the fourth time in the…
2024-04-16 A Walk in Kyiv – Teach us about Ukraine
Editor’s note: This story is one of the winning entries from the “Teach Us about Ukraine” writing contest sponsored by…
2024-04-16 Report: Company Plans Major Human Testing of Brain-computer Device
A U.S.-based developer of a brain-computer implant is reportedly preparing to carry out major testing of its device on humans.…
2024-04-16 US Librarians Fear Penalties, Prison over Book Bans
An illustrated edition of Margaret Atwood’s book The Handmaid’s Tale was released in 2019. The book is widely considered a…